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Transcript: *Those opposed to federalism feared that a strong central government would become tyrannical. *opponents of federalism did the following 1.drew support primarily for rural areas 2.argued that the president would have too much power 3.feared that congress would levy heavy taxes 4.feared that the government would raise standing army Treaty Of Paris 1783 "Common Sense" was a political pamphlet written by T.Paine. The pamphlet was a strongly worded call for independence from Great Britain. Paine opposed monarchy (called King George a Pharaoh) strongly favored republican government Paine offered a vigorous defense of Rep. government Paines words helped overcome the loyalty many still felt for the monarchy and the mother country Paine used biblical analogies and refrences to illustrate his arguments * The Treaty of Paris established America's new boundaries. the US stretched west to the Mississippi, north to the Great Lakes and south to spanish Florida Proclamation Of 1763 Road To Revolution *Enlightenment is an 18th century philosophy stressing that reason can be used to improve the human condition *Enlightenment thinkers, such as Thomas Jefferson, stressed the idea of natural rights-an idea that can be seen clearly in the second paragraph of the declaration of independence; "we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" B.Franklin & T.Jefferson were representatives exapmles of American Enlightenment thinkers The Proclamation of 1763 forbade British colonists to cross an imaginary boundary along the crset of the Appalachian Mountains The Primary purpose of the Proclamation 1763was to avoid conflict between the trans-Appalachian Mountains and British colonist seeking inexpensive land. *A. Hamilton and J.Madison wrote the federalist papers to support ratification of the Constitution of 1787 * The prevailing conventional wisdom was challenged when Madison and Hamilton asserted that a large republic offered the best protection of minority rights "in an expanding republic", wrote Madison "so many different groups and viewpoints would be included in the congress that tyranny by the minority would be impossible" French & Indian War Shays Rebellion 1786 The Coercive Acts were Parliament's Angry response to the Boston Tea Party. They were designed to punish Massachusetts in general and Boston in particular. Massachusetts lost many of its chartered rights, and the Port of Boston was closed until damages caused by the Tea Party were paid. French alliance and the battle of Saratoga 1777 Stamp Act *The rebellion was sparked by the economic frustrations of Massachusetts farmers who were losing their farms because they could not pay debts in hard currency *these changes were sought by Shay's leaders 1. End to farmers foreclosures 2.End to imprisonment for debt 3.Relif from oppressively high taxation 4.Increased circulation of paper money *Leaders of Shays rebellion did NOT attempt to overthow MASS govt. helped convince that the Articles were too weak and that U.S needed a stronger central govt. The Federal Constitution Road To Rev Cont. *The constitution was the result of a series of compromises that created a government acceptable to large and small states, as well as to free slave states *the following provisions were in the Constitution submitted by states in 1787 1.Seperation of powers (govt in 3 branches) 2.authority of congress to declare war 3.Guarantee of the legality of slavery Following was NOT in the constitution 1. two term limit for president 2.universal manhood suffrage 3.direct election of senetors Declaration of Independence French & Indi Cont. As a result of the French and Indian War, France relinquished its North American empire. England now dominated lands east of the Mississippi, as well as part of Canada *Deism is the belief that God created a universe governed by natural law These natural laws can be discovered by the use of human reason The Issues Raised Were 1. Does Parliament have the right to tax the colonies ? 2. Can Parliament truly reflect colonial interests ? A debate was provoked over the issue "no taxation without representation" The act was important for the following reasons: *The colonist demonstrated their willingness to use violence rather than legal means to frustrate british policy. *The Britsh maintained that the colonies had no right to independence from parliamentary authority *patriot leaders claimed that the act denied them their British birthrights * Many colonists believed they were entitled to all rights and privilges of British subjects The act was repealed because of colonial boycott of British exports. *The writers of The Articles were cautious about giving the new government powers they had just denied parliment *weaknesses in the Articles included Lack of authority to tax & lack of authority to exercise authority
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